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At the combine, Hardesty ran a 4.49 (and I believe he had a couple unofficial times in the 4.4-4.6 range). Gerhart ran a 4.53 at the combine. Dixon's combine time was 4.51, but he just ran a 4.45 at his pro day. It's fairly minimal, but I like Hardesty/Dixon a little better than Gerhart. The pro day article says Dixon ran a 4.45 short shuttle, but a 4.61 40. It's a minor quibble, I just like Gerhart better, I guess. EDIT: I suppose, though, I could always draft him in 5 picks if I like him that much. :) Yes, you would be right about the 40-time. Not sure how I misread it multiple times. You may have just convinced me to change the Browns' pick to Hardesty, actually. :D And it's not that I dislike Gerhart, I just like Hardesty more (and Dixon when I thought he ran a 4.45).
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At the combine, Hardesty ran a 4.49 (and I believe he had a couple unofficial times in the 4.4-4.6 range). Gerhart ran a 4.53 at the combine. Dixon's combine time was 4.51, but he just ran a 4.45 at his pro day. It's fairly minimal, but I like Hardesty/Dixon a little better than Gerhart.
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It's a decent pick but if I am not mistaken Holmgren doesn't normally take RB's much at all in the draft. I thought strongly about Jason Worilds here as he'll be an absolute steal at this point in the draft, but couldn't justify it after the Browns took Norwood in the second round. The receivers aren't stellar here and most of the good NTs went a few picks ago. Maybe a defensive back here, but otherwise I think running back is the best value. I'd say the only thing that was a little surprising is that you didn't consider Gerhart, except possibly for durability issues. I'm not as high on Gerhart as I am on Dixon and Hardesty. All three are more power-oriented backs, but Dixon and Hardesty have both shown more speed than Gerhart. Both Hardesty and Dixon have run in the 4.4 range, while Gerhart has been in the low 4.5s.
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It's a decent pick but if I am not mistaken Holmgren doesn't normally take RB's much at all in the draft. I thought strongly about Jason Worilds here as he'll be an absolute steal at this point in the draft, but couldn't justify it after the Browns took Norwood in the second round. The receivers aren't stellar here and most of the good NTs went a few picks ago. Maybe a defensive back here, but otherwise I think running back is the best value.
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Alright, the Browns need a big running back to pair with Jerome Harrison. Both Montario Hardesty and Anthony Dixon would be good options here, but Dixon is a little more of a pure power back and doesn't have the durability issues Hardesty does. Thus, the Browns take Anthony Dixon, RB, Mississippi State. Truffle and the Eagles are now on the clock. I PMd him.
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That was a heck of a game! Less than stellar game by both teams but we got hot down the stretch! The great thing is, our Elite 8 opponent will actually be worse than the team we faced in the Sweet 16. We have a real opportunity to make the Final Four here. I love Bruce.
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Any thoughts on the Browns' pick here?
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I won't pretend to be knowledgeable about all the coaching candidates out there, but it'd be hard to get a better hire than Steve Forbes, in my opinion. Very good bench coach and an excellent recruiter who has been a part of several very successful programs (including building up Tennessee from virtually a non-factor in basketball).
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No, marc maggard is a joke. Doesn't mean he's wrong, but he's not very credible. Elaborate, I had never heard about about him until today. He's all over the Iowa board pimping Steve Forbes for the job. He, along with an Indiana AAU coach rave about Forbes' recruiting and say he would have multiple top 100 kids to Iowa within a year. I think I'd rather have Forbes than guys like Brownell or Boylen. Though I think Gregory would be a really good choice. I don't know Marc Maggard, but Forbes is probably Tennessee's best recruiter (along with Bruce himself). I'm pretty sure he's been a key part in most of our better recruits and current prospects.
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I've been intrigued by this Syracuse/Butler game for a while now. I think Cornell/UK should be a good game as well.
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Really nice pick. The Browns and UK are now on the clock. I PMd him.
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The only graduating player who will be real hard to replace is Chism. Prince is a nice player, as is Maze, but we have good defensive players who can step into Prince's role and Goins should be close to Maze's ability by next year. Between Brian Williams and Kenny Hall I think we can get similar production on the block that we got this year, even before you factor in improvement from Tobias Harris. I'm not arguing we'll be a favorite to win the title, but we shouldn't regress much, if any.
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Interesting. I hadn't seen that he didn't visit. I'd still put them ahead of UT. I've been researching this UT talk. They might be a bigger player right now than I thought. Bruce apparently left practice before either an SEC or NCAA tournament game to go try to recruit Selby. I don't know what Selby is going to decide, but I'd have to think Bruce feels like he's got a realistic chance to leave practice to recruit him.
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A depressing look at the Bears' draft picks from Brad Biggs. I don't know if I really buy the whole draft pick value thing. Too many 1st round busts. It's only valuable until you screw it up -- and there's a lot of screwing it up going on. Yeah but the point is, that draft points indicate the trade value of draft picks. If the Bears traded their entire draft for something, it would essentially be like trading the 55th pick of the draft for something. Except that point system thing is considered way out of date, and mid-round picks have gone up in value and high 1st rounders have gone down, with the massive increase in guaranteed money those players get. From what I've heard, it's outdated for some organizations and still strongly considered with others. I'm interested to see what a potential rookie cap would do with the points system. I think it would actually increase the points system's relevancy since that massive guaranteed money early 1st round picks would get would drop quite a bit.
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Yeah, I like Pike as well. I don't think anywhere in the third round is too early for him. I'd probably take him before McCoy myself.
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It sounds kind of like the thought is that it'd be one of Marshall/Gorzo in the rotation and one of Silva/Shark in the rotation. The other one of each of those groups would pitch out of the pen. I was kind of going with the assumption Lilly will be back mid april so after 2 weeks which a 5th starter is barely needed Shark goes back down? Or does Gorz have any options left? I'd guess somebody like Russell or Caridad would be sent down before Shark or Gorz would be. That's assuming both are pitching fairly well when Lilly returns from the DL. And unless Silva is pitching well, I'd guess he'd be the one moving to the pen instead of either Marshall or Gorz.
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Bridge the gap for about 2 maybe 3 years. They need to draft a QB either this year or next and groom him behind someone. Sure, but what good does gap bridging do? To go from a 1 win team to a contender, you need your draft picks to provide a lot of quality play for several years. It depends on how quickly they feel like they can improve over the next couple of years. They get McNabb with the second round pick, pick Suh with this year's 1st rounder and bring in a couple of solid veterans (to go along with who they've added so far in free agency), they could become fringe contenders in a couple of years. Then, you have a veteran QB to help bring along whoever you draft next year – or later in this year's draft.
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I'm less concerned with that than I am his size. The Rams receivers are all midgets (except for Laurent Robinson) so having a big target was the big thing here. I looked at Thaddeus Gibson, but think they can get some help at DE later. I was a little surprised you didn't go QB with that pick. John Skelton would be a great pick in the third round.
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Link I was just thinking about this, wondering if the Eagles would consider that. Draft Suh then trade for McNabb. That's a much better option than taking Bradford. Revisit taking a QB next season. The rumors include the Rams sending Otogwe as well. I think it's a good deal for both sides. Rams get a franchise QB and can bolster their D-Line and the Eagles get a 2nd round pick and a good ball-hawking safety.
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Those numbers mainly combat the idea that the team that wins the toss "always" or "a significant amount of the time" drives down and wins the game. However, defense not being able to stop an offense is part of football. Sometimes the defense is better, sometimes the offense is better. The point of overtime is to decide a winner. It's not to make sure everybody gets the football. The offense still has to execute and still has to beat the defense and execute the field goal (long range in your scenario). If they do all that, I have no problem with them winning the game.
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I'll be surprised if McCluster falls out of the second round. Somebody will fall in love with his explosion. SpongeWorthy and the Buccaneers are on the clock. I PMd him.
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It sounds kind of like the thought is that it'd be one of Marshall/Gorzo in the rotation and one of Silva/Shark in the rotation. The other one of each of those groups would pitch out of the pen.
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Decker's interesting. I think he can be a solid receiver, but nobody seems to be just sure how fast he is. sneakypower and the Lions are on the clock. I PMd him.
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Already taken by the Eagles with pick 55.
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Sure. If that was the rule in place, I'd be ok with it. It would make every pitch, every defensive play and every at-bat that much more important. That said, baseball tends to be a game with much more variance to it and can be more influenced by luck over skill - at least in my view. For that reason, having a bit more drawn out overtime makes more sense than in football where pure skill tends to dominate. Every unit has already proven it is competitive by forcing an overtime period. We already know both sides are very even (at least on that day). And competition isn't only offensive because there is a defense on the field for every play that the offense runs. If the offense/special teams of the team winning the coin toss is successful in driving into scoring range and executing whatever scoring attempt it needs (be it a field goal or a TD), then I have no problem with that team winning the game.